EL PASO LIVE IN 2026: THE ULTIMATE CONCERT & EVENT GUIDE

From stadium-level global tours to legendary rock icons, massive Latin festivals, EDM nights, and now a full-blown pop-culture takeover…2026 is stacked in the Sun City. If you love live experiences, this is your year.

Grab your crew. Start budgeting. Let’s get into it.

⭐ BIG STADIUM HEADLINERS

BTS – BTS World Tour ‘Arirang’

📍 Sun Bowl Stadium — May 2 & 3, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here
Global K-pop superstars are bringing a full stadium production to El Paso. Two nights. Massive visuals. Historic moment for the city.

Post Malone w/ Jelly Roll – Big Ass Stadium Tour

📍 Sun Bowl Stadium — May 13, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here
Genre-blending anthems, sing-alongs, and a full stadium party atmosphere.

🎸 LEGENDS & MASSIVE ROCK SHOWS

Foreigner – 50th Anniversary Tour

📍 Abraham Chavez Theatre — October 16, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here
Classic rock staples like “I Want to Know What Love Is” live in the Sun City.

Santana & The Doobie Brothers – Oneness Tour

📍 Don Haskins Center — August 16, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here
Two legendary catalogs. One summer night.

Shinedown w/ Coheed and Cambria & From Ashes to New

📍 Don Haskins Center — August 2, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here
Arena rock energy with a stacked supporting lineup.

🎪 FESTIVALS TAKING OVER THE CITY

Michelada Fest El Paso 2026

📍 Ascarate Park — May 2–3, 2026
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.michefestelpaso.com

Two days. Multiple stages. Micheladas flowing.

Saturday Highlights

Juanes

Blessd

R0Z

Dareyes de la Sierra

Arsenal Efectivo

Gale

Johnny Kage

Sunday Highlights

Jhayco

Deorro

3BallMTY

Marca MP

Paloma Mami

Chuyin

Los Hijos de García

Karebear

Inaugural Sol Summit Music & Cultura Festival

📍 Downtown El Paso — May 2–3, 2026
🎟️ Tickets: https://solsummitmusic.com/

Featuring artists like The Flaming Lips and Bomba Estéreo, this downtown celebration blends indie, Latin alternative, and culture-forward programming that intends to stick around for many more years.

Saturday Highlights:

Bomba EsteroDIIVEla MinusChuwiRadio MalillaBenjamin BookerTitanicFrontera BugaluEl Mariachi Manchester

Sunday Highlights:

The Flaming LipsXimena SarinanaSpartaAdrian Quesadas TrioAngelica GarciaEstereomanceSultanes Del YonkeDoom WellBloomwave🎭 POP CULTURE EXPLOSION

El Paso Comic Con 2026

📍 El Paso Convention Center — May 1-3, 2026 
🎟️ Tickets: https://elpasocomiccon.com

This lineup is huge and the names here are only a fraction of the talent EPCC is bringing to the Sun City!

Confirmed Celebrity Guests Include:

Kevin Smith

Jason Mewes
(Yes… Jay and Silent Bob are coming to El Paso.)

Cheech & Chong
Absolute counterculture legends appearing together.

A full Fire Nation royal family reunion from Avatar: The Last Airbender including the voice actors behind:

Anime fans, animation fans, millennial nostalgia fans. El Paso Comicon is calling.

🎶 ADDITIONAL MAJOR TOUR STOPS

Reik – Tour 2026

📍 El Paso County Coliseum — April 2, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here

Los Tigres del Norte

📍 Don Haskins Center — September 11, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here

Norteño royalty returning to the Borderland.

Alejandro Fernández

📍 Don Haskins Center — September 19, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here

Heart

📍 El Paso County Coliseum — March 6, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here

Interpol

📍 Abraham Chavez Theatre — April 14, 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here

Mochakk

📍 J&K Presents, McKelligan Canyon — April 2026
🎟️ Tickets Here

EDM fans, this one’s for you. J&K Presents plans on bringing huge concerts to unique places in the Borderland!

📅 MAY IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE

Just look at early May alone:

BTS (2 nights)

Michelada Fest (2 days)

Sol Summit Festival

El Paso Comic Con

Post Malone (May 13)

That’s stadium tours, Latin megafestivals, indie culture programming, and a celebrity comic convention. 2026 in El Paso is legendary.

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